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WILLIAM B. GARDNER, or ALMOND, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 89,140, dated A11/ril 20, 1869. I

IMPROVED WASHING-MACHINE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM B. GARDNER, ofAlmond, in the county of Allegany, and State of New York, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Washing-Machines; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full,`clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make .and usethe same, reference being had to the accomhaving my improvement appliedto it, and

Figure 2represents a longitudinal sectional elevation of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding Parts I A representsthe tub, B a rotary grooved rubbingcylinder, and C a curved groovedreciprocating board,

working in conjunction with one side o f the cylinder,

being actuated by a crank and connecting-rod, and forced against thecylinder or the clothes by a spring.

In the operation of this machine it is desirable to arrest the motiono'f the cylinder at times, to subject .certain parts of the clothes to acontinued rubbing action by the board C.

To this end, I provide on the axle of the cylinder a toothed wheel, asshown in dotted lines at D, and com- .bine therewith a curved toothedbrake, E, so arranged that it may be actuated either by the hand orfoot, and provided with a spring, F, to hold it out of contact With thetoothed wheel when not required Ito actthereon. The roller beingoperated by a belt, G, and grooved pulley, permits such stoppages, whenrequired, without interfering with the action of the other parts.`

For ar'tuating the lever by the foot, a treadle is suspended from theend thereof by a oord or rod.

Having 'thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 'lhe combination7 with the cylinder B, of thetoothed I brake-wheel and brake, when arranged to be operated by thehand or foot, and provided with the spring E, all substantially asspeciied.

Witnesses:

A. LARKJN, Smmon ANTHONY.

W. B. GARDNER.

